Walkability programming and tools
Walkability programming
- Age-friendly walking with WalkBoston - WalkBoston promotes walkable communities for all ages in urban, suburban, and rural communities across Massachusetts
- Be Seen, Be Safe - pedestrian visibility project in South County, Berkshires
- Cape Ann Seniors on the Go - transportation service that transports older adults to walking opportunities, other fitness, and nutrition
- Orientation & Mobility services from the Mass Commission for the Blind (MCB) - for legally blind Massachusetts residents who register with MCB
- Starting a walking club - information from AARP
Walkability tools
- AARP walk audit toolkit
- Inclusive Walk Audits (PDF) - guide to including people with disabilities in walk audits
- WalkBoston's age-friendly walkability tools for municipalities: greatest hits, infrastructure, and municipal policies
- Dementia-friendly design considerations for shared streets
- AARP research (PDF) on walking attitudes and habits of older adults
- More AARP walkability resources
Bikeability programming and tools
Adaptive Cycling
Biking for Youth with Disabilities
- iCan Bike camp - featured in the September 2018 MassMobility newsletter
- Project R.I.D.E in Springfield - featured in the April 2019 MassMobility newsletter
Age-Friendly Cycling
- Upcoming age-friendly biking events with AARP and MassBike
- Getting Back on Your Bike - webinar from AARP and MassBike
- Preparing for Your Next Ride - webinar from AARP and MassBike
- Healthy Aging and Cycling webinars from the City of Cambridge
- Supporting age-friendly biking - how MassBike, AARP, and the City of Cambridge developed their programming to support older adults in biking
- Cycling without Age - international organization with local volunteer affiliates offering older adults rides through a trishaw
- More cycling resources from AARP
E-bike equity
- ACT4All grants (PDF) from MassCEC include grants to promote e-bikes to underserved communities
Programming in other states
- PEAC - biking for people with disabilities in Michigan
National research
Bikeshare
Bikeshare in Massachusetts
- Blue Bikes - bikeshare in Greater Boston with a discount for income-eligible riders
- Valley Bike Share - electric bikeshare in the Pioneer Valley - temporarily on hold
National resources
- Better Bike Share - national organization committed to advancing equity in bikeshare
- Adaptive bikeshare - highlights from a 2021 convening and research from 2020
Funding to support walkability and bikeability
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